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Should I worry if my toddler doesn't talk much?

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My toddler babbles a lot but he only says a few understandable words and not very often. The pediatrician says he's doing fine and that all kids develop at different rates, but I know he's not talking as much as other kids his age. I'd love to hear from parents of reluctant talkers on what they do to encourage their children, when their kids finally did start talking, and any other advice to help me cope.

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My son is 19 months and all he does is babble! I am greatly worried because his cousin who is 1 month older and his friend who is 1 month younger both talk and have a great vocabulary. I work with him singing the abc's, read at least once a day, and do "baby's 1st words" flash cards. He used to talk up a storm when he was a year saying words like doggy, up, bo(our dog), jackie(my mom), mama, dada, bapa(grandpa), no, what's that, and so much more but the last few months he has completly stopped and now we are lucky to get mama or baba out of him. we try to get him to speak for himself and say what he wants so that we are not talking for him. I'm worried that his father and I are teenage parents may be having an affect on his development and it scares me. I really want what is best for him.

my 2 old son only says a couple of words, ba ba, dada mama, dixie,spongebob. bye bye, and just recently started saying uh oh. I also feel like he is a little behind because my niece who is almost 3 talks up a storm. I have seen some improvement now that we've had to move back home, and he gets to play with my nieces. but im not seeing his vocab expand to be as vast as the other kids his own age.

my son is 22months,doesnt really say much either i prefer for him to learn is his own time cause just you stated my son does the same points to what he wants,and babbles for hours for nothing,(laughing) i figure just as i gave him the opportunity to walk,hold his own bottle,sit up by himself, etc. i'm sure in time he will start to talk a bit more and know what to say...in the mean time i allow my child to be a child, no rush.

I have a 2 1/2 yr. old son and he does have a speech delay. He has been getting speech since he turned 2. Yes he does talk but we still do not understand everything. We had him checked tested and the doctor and therapist say he is fine just stubborn and yes a slight delay. He is starting part time pre school this summer and our doctor feels that will make a big difference also. To be honest you are his mother and if you are concerned then do something now. I am a school teacher and the speech therapist explained to me do I want my son to be at the bottom of the class or mid to high, well we all want the best for our children. So contact your county about early intervention they will test him and go from there. If nothing else peace of mind. Good Luck!

my 20 month old fights us when it's time to go to bed.. He turns into a noodle and we have to pick him up and carry him into bed but once he gets there he'll lay down and go to sleep with no problem.. but getting him there is a royal battle ..

My 16 month old says about 5 words regularly, but we felt it could be because she always had her pacifier in her mouth. We're now taking it away during the day and only letting her have it at bed time, and we also bought flash cards with pictures and we talk and read to her constantly. It seems to be helping because within days she learned a new word.

I wish I had an answer to this but I have concerns too. My daughter is 29 months old. Very bright - can point to all numbers to 10 and many letters by me naming them but barely talks. She has always been quiet, but very active and curious. Not worried about her intellectual skills, but why isn't she talking much? Says Ma Ma, Da Da, more and probably 25 words. No sentences or even jibberish. Just randomly uses one word. My son was slightly late talking too, but used a lot of jibberish at this age with words(he talked in his own strange language with normal intonation). Should I get an evaluation, and by whom?

I have a 18.5 months old daughter, she have vocab of 12 words or so mostly starts with B,like bubble, byebye, etc. Maybe I am a paranoid first time mother but compare with her good friend Lily who is 3 weeks younger than her, she doesn't seem to wants to repeat or pay much attention sometimes when i talk to her. Lily can say about 30 words both in Chinese and English and she is learning so very fast, she is repeating everything everyone is saying. My husband said i shouldn't compare our daughter to Lily and i know it too but seeing Lily speaking so much and younger than her i got worried. I dunno if its because we speak both in chinese and english to her all the time and mostly English so she got confused? She tried to say Panda everytime she saws a panda she knows but she said baba instead. I got frustrated when i see lily and her playing together, i tell her things she doesn't listen at all, sometiems she doesn't understand. Should i be worried??

My 15 month old son does not talk much, he says dada all the time, he can say mom but he choses not to, he says banana which is more like nanana and hi. I am getting concerned and a little gelous that he can call a banana its name but refuses to call me mom. We try to encourage, my husband calls me mom when we are around the house to see if he gets it but until now it's not working. It's been a while since the last post on this topic, so i am wondering, how did things turn out now that all children are older? Any advice for me? Thanks!

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